[MassHistPres] quarantine quiz

[Kristi Chase]

Dennis,
The last photo shows a corner of Curtis Hall at the corner of Boston Ave
and College Ave in Medford.
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Best,

Kristi Chase
Preservation Planner (retired)
Somerville, MA


On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 9:28 AM Dennis De Witt <abtdewitt at rcn.com> wrote:

> I’m hoping someone can help me ID the location of an y of these photos,
> all taken on Nov. 10, 1899.  They show the 25 ton cast iron base of a steam
> pumping engine being relocated from Roxbury to the east side of Spot Pond
> in Stoneham.  A note for one of them suggests that they may be in Medford _
> but I’m open to other suggestions.
>
> I don’t know if it was moved by road the whole way or may have been moved
> part way by rail or water.   I will note that this is a well surfaced road,
> but not one with a trolley line.
>
> These photos have a lot of detail when blown up.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dennis De Witt
> Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
> Boston
>
> Note the church steeples marked with arrows.  One of the two on the right
> looks like HHR’s Grace Episcopal, but the other does not look like  any
> other I see on line for Medford
>
> Note the shingled church steeple.  There is also an electric street lamp
> and a spout for filling wagons for watering the road  The drug store offers
> an ice cream soda for a nickel !
>
> Seemingly a country crossroad but with granite curbs, a water spout, and
> gas lamps
>
> Between the buildings you can see a railroad line and siding.  The
> building on the left reads like it might be a station.
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